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Garamendi, John

House · California, District 8 · G000559Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current15258487%
118th404771,08088%
117th4950798699%
116th3256593698%
115th105031,15896%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history5 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentHouseCalifornia8Democratic
118thHouseCalifornia8Democratic
117thHouseCalifornia3Democratic
116thHouseCalifornia3Democratic
115thHouseCalifornia3Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 117th Congress · historical · House
Participation
99%
986/997 cast
Sponsored
49
bills
Cosponsored
507
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 117th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes117th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 4531YeaPassed2021-11-02
HR 5720YeaPassed2021-12-01
HR 5738YeaPassed2022-05-18
HR 5746YeaPassed2022-01-13
HR 5754YeaPassed2022-05-17
HR 5763YeaPassed2021-10-28
HR 5768YeaPassed2022-09-22
HR 5774YeaPassed2022-09-14
HR 5796YeaPassed2022-12-06
HR 5879YeaPassed2022-06-08
HR 5900YeaPassed2022-05-11
HR 5911YeaPassed2022-05-11
Sponsored · 117th49
—To authorize the Maritime Administrator to use certain appropriated funds to purchase duplicate medals authorized under Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020, and for other purposes.hr 104—To adjust the boundary of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.hr 1230—Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2022hr 1456—Support Our Military Working Dogs Acthr 1739—Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2021hr 1819—To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes.hr 1881—Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Acthr 1918—Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Acthr 2214—Farmworker Pesticide Safety Acthr 2313—Orland Project Transfer Acthr 2443—Made in America Act of 2021hr 2468—To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 with respect to the final maturity date of certain loans, and for other purposes.hr 2979—Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2021hr 3099—Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act for Airportshr 3340—To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr., Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to extend the management plan submission deadline for certain National Heritage Areas to 4 years, and for other purposes.hr 4087—ICBM Acthr 4260—Pipeline Seismic Safety Study Acthr 4261—Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2021hr 4315—Clean Water SRF Parity Acthr 4597—American Food for American Schools Act of 2021hr 465—Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021hr 4996—Make It in America Acthr 5059—To amend title 46, United States Code, to allow the Administrator of the Maritime Administration to finance vessel retrofit, repair, or similar work required for the vessel to be a vessel of the United States, and for other purposes.hr 5114—Special Districts Provide Essential Services Acthr 535—Special Immigrant Visas for Afghan Fulbright Scholars Act of 2021hr 5482—Military Support for Fighting Wildfires Acthr 5560—Stop the Spread of Invasive Mussels Act of 2021hr 5692—To amend title 10, United States Code, to codify and expand the authority for joint task forces of the Department of Defense to support law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism, counter-illicit trafficking, or counter-transnational organized crime activities, and for other purposes.hr 5862—End Palm Oil Deforestation Acthr 5863—Biomass and Biogas for Electric Vehicles Acthr 5899
Cosponsored · 117th507
—Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.hconres 19—Recognizing the victims of the Port Chicago explosion of July 17, 1944, the 77th anniversary of the greatest homeland loss of life of World War II, and exonerating the 50 African-American sailors unjustly court-martialed by the Navy.hconres 40—Condemning threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities ("HBCUs") and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their students.hconres 70—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 1—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States.hjres 14—Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles and services.hjres 15—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 17—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.hjres 28—Disapproving the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to hearings held by Administrative Appeals Judges of the Appeals Council.hjres 38—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.hjres 48—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.hjres 53—Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed direct commercial sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain weaponry and munitions.hjres 63—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns.hjres 80—Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.hjres 87—For the People Act of 2021hr 1—Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2021hr 1007—‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021hr 1012—Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Acthr 1015—Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Acthr 1057—America Votes Act of 2021hr 1059—Pregnant Workers Fairness Acthr 1065—Wildfire Recovery Acthr 1066—To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.hr 1085—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the "PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building".hr 1095—Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Acthr 1115—IRS Enhancement and Tax Gap Reduction Act of 2021hr 1116—Rosie the Riveter National Historic Site Expansion Acthr 1117—To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.hr 1133—ESCAPE Acthr 1142—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 League in Irvine, California, as the "Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building".hr 1170
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H0CA10149 · GARAMENDI, JOHN → (House CA) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$1,113,066$969,796$1,264,718
2022$1,146,918$1,136,593$1,121,448
2020$1,103,806$717,060$1,111,122
2018$1,120,045$839,435$724,376
2016$1,145,846$879,540$443,766
1 authorized/associated committee · 100 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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